prop. n. (Geography) A large city which is an industrial center and the official capital of The Netherlands. Population (2000) = 724, 096.
Syn. -- Dutch capital, capital of The Netherlands [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. Hostile to priests or the priesthood. Waterland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Of uncertain origin: cf. Dan. balder noise, clatter, and E. dash; hence, perhaps, unmeaning noise, then hodgepodge, mixture; or W. baldorduss a prattling, baldordd, baldorddi, to prattle. ] 1. A worthless mixture, especially of liquors. [ 1913 Webster ]

Indeed beer, by a mixture of wine, hath lost both name and nature, and is called balderdash. Taylor (Drink and Welcome). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Senseless jargon; ribaldry; nonsense; trash. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To mix or adulterate, as liquors. [ 1913 Webster ]

The wine merchants of Nice brew and balderdash, and even
mix it with pigeon's dung and quicklime. Smollett. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A man who tends a bear. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A kind of neckcloth. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A treatise against the cravat and berdash. Steele. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. bilis bile + viridis green. Cf. Verdure. ] (Physiol.) A green pigment present in the bile, formed from bilirubin by oxidation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A water-tight inclosure, as of piles packed with clay, from which the water is pumped to expose the bottom (of a river, etc.) and permit the laying of foundations, building of piers, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. Counterdrew p. p. Counterdrawn p. pr. & vb. n. Counterdrawing. ] To copy, as a design or painting, by tracing with a pencil on oiled paper, or other transparent substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. cūhyrde; cū cow + hyrde a herder. ] One whose occupation is to tend cows. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. deperditum, fr. L. deperditus, p. p. of deperdere; de- + perdere to lose, destroy. ] That which is lost or destroyed. [ R. ] Paley. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Hopelessly; despairingly; in the manner of one ruined; as, deperditely wicked. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. déperdition. ] Loss; destruction. [ Archaic ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Dere, v. t. ] Doing daring or chivalrous deeds. [ Obs. ] “In derdoing arms.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Enter- + deal. ] Mutual dealings; intercourse. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The enterdeal of princes strange. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. erd, eard, earth, land, country, AS. eard; akin to OS. ard dwelling place, OHG. art plowing, tillage, Icel. örð crop, and to L. arare to plow, E. ear to plow. ] The earth. [ Prov. Eng. ] Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

Erd shrew (Zoöl.), the common European shrew (Sorex vulgaris); the shrewmouse. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>a. Everlasting. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

obs. imp. of Fare. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Farthing. ] A measure of land mentioned in Domesday Book. It is supposed to have consisted of a few acres only. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. ferd fear. See Fear. ] Fearfulness. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Gabardine. [ 1913 Webster ]

/mhw>, n. [ Sp. gabardina; cf. It. gavardina, OF. galvardine, calvardine, gavardine, galeverdine; perh. akin to Sp. & OF. gaban a sort of cloak or coat for rainy weather, F. caban great coat with a hood and sleeves, It. gabbano and perh. to E. cabin. ] A coarse frock or loose upper garment formerly worn by Jews; a mean dress. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who tends goats. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ G., lit. Twilight of the Gods; a modern mistranslation of the Old Icelandic Ragnarok, meaning, fate of the gods. RHUD ] (German mythology) 1. A myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil.
Syn. -- Ragnarok, Twilight of the Gods. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. An opera by Richard Wagner. [ PJC ]

n. [ OE. gosherde. See Goose, and Herd a herdsman. ] One who takes care of geese. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. guerdon, guerredon, LL. widerdonum (influenced by L. donum gift, cf. Donation ), fr. OHG. widarlōn; widar again, against (G. wider wieder) + lōn reward, G. lohn, akin to AS. leán Goth. laun. See Withers. ] A reward; requital; recompense; -- used in both a good and a bad sense. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

So young as to regard men's frown or smile
As loss or guerdon of a glorious lot. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

He shall, by thy revenging hand, at once receive the just guerdon of all his former villainies. Knolles. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ OF. guerdonner, guerredonner. See Guerdon, n. ] To give guerdon to; to reward; to be a recompense for. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Him we gave a costly bribe
To guerdon silence. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. OF. guerredonable. ] Worthy of reward. Sir G. Buck. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Without reward or guerdon. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ See Haberdasher. ] To deal in small wares. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

To haberdash in earth's base ware. Quarles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prob. fr. Icel. hapurtask trumpery, trifles, perh. through French. It is possibly akin to E. haversack, and to Icel. taska trunk, chest, pocket, G. tasche pocket, and the orig. sense was perh., peddler's wares. ] 1. A dealer in small wares, as tapes, pins, needles, and thread. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A dealer in items of men's clothing, such as hats, gloves, neckties, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

The haberdasher heapeth wealth by hats. Gascoigne. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A dealer in drapery goods of various descriptions, as laces, silks, trimmings, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The goods and wares sold by a haberdasher; also (Fig.), trifles. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ D. abberdaan, labberdaan; or a French form, cf. OF. habordeau, from the name of a Basque district, cf. F. Labourd, adj. Labourdin. The l was misunderstood as the French article. ] A cod salted and dried. Ainsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. hallebarde; of German origin; cf. MHG. helmbarte, G. hellebarte; prob. orig., an ax to split a helmet, fr. G. barte a broad ax (orig. from the same source as E. beard; cf. Icel. barða, a kind of ax, skegg beard, skeggja a kind of halberd) + helm helmet; but cf. also MHG. helm, halm, handle, and E. helve. See Beard, Helmet. ] (Mil.) An ancient long-handled weapon, of which the head had a point and several long, sharp edges, curved or straight, and sometimes additional points. The heads were sometimes of very elaborate form. [ Written also halbert. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. hallebardier. ] One who is armed with a halberd. Strype. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Hastate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Haired. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. herd, heord, AS. heord; akin to OHG. herta, G. herde, Icel. hjörð, Sw. hjord, Dan. hiord, Goth. haírda; cf. Skr. çardha troop, host. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A number of beasts assembled together; as, a herd of horses, oxen, cattle, camels, elephants, deer, or swine; a particular stock or family of cattle. [ 1913 Webster ]

The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Herd is distinguished from flock, as being chiefly applied to the larger animals. A number of cattle, when driven to market, is called a drove. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A crowd of low people; a rabble. [ 1913 Webster ]

But far more numerous was the herd of such
Who think too little and who talk too much. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

You can never interest the common herd in the abstract question. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

Herd's grass (Bot.), one of several species of grass, highly esteemed for hay. See under Grass. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. hirde, herde, heorde, AS. hirde, hyrde, heorde; akin to G. hirt, hirte, OHG. hirti, Icel. hir&unr_;ir, Sw. herde, Dan. hyrde, Goth. haírdeis. See 2d Herd. ] One who herds or assembles domestic animals; a herdsman; -- much used in composition; as, a shepherd; a goatherd, and the like. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Herded; p. pr. & vb. n. Herding. ] [ See 2d Herd. ] 1. To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company; as, sheep herd on many hills. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To associate; to ally one's self with, or place one's self among, a group or company. [ 1913 Webster ]

I'll herd among his friends, and seem
One of the number. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To act as a herdsman or a shepherd. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To form or put into a herd. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A book containing the list and pedigrees of one or more herds of choice breeds of cattle; -- also called herd record, or herd register. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A herdsman. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Named after Baron von Herder, who discovered it. ] (Min.) A rare fluophosphate of glucina, in small white crystals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A shepherdess; a female herder. Sir P. Sidney. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A herdsman. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Named from Peter Herdic, the inventor. ] A kind of low-hung cab.

{ } n.; pl. -men The owner or keeper of a herd or of herds; one employed in tending a herd of cattle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. -women A woman who tends a herd. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A swineherd. W. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]